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Owen Carmichael, PhD is currently Associate Professor and Director of Biomedical Imaging at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Carmichael completed undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California at Berkeley where he graduated with honors. He continued his studies at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh where he graduated with a PhD in Robotics. He worked...

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Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Research in Neurology and serves as Administrative Director of Research for the LSUHSC-NO Department of Neurology and for the LSUHSC-NO Epilepsy Center. She is the coordinator for Resident/Fellow Quality Improvement Projects in the Department of Neurology. Dr. Villemarette-Pittman teaches in the Evidence-based Medicine Lecture Series designed by the AAN, the Research Lecture Series and the Cognitive/Behavioral...

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Dr. Kenneth M. Heilman is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Virginia, followed by two years training in Internal Medicine at Cornell University Medical Center (Bellevue). During the Vietnam War he joined the Air Force as Chief of Medicine at NATO Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. After his...

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Edward Golob, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his doctoral degree in Experimental Psychology from Dartmouth College, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine. Before joining the faculty at the University of Texas in San Antonio, Dr. Golob was an Associate Professor in...

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Stephanie K. Daniels, PhD, CCC-SLP is a Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Houston, and a research speech pathologist at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree at East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas and her Masters of Science degree University of Texas at Dallas-Callier Center,...

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Jo Huey is a renowned specialist in helping family and professional caregivers work through the maze of emotions and skills needed to assist a person with Alzheimer’s or a related disorder. Experience as a Nursing Home Administrator, an Assisted Living Director and an innovator in alternatives in Alzheimer’s care prepare her to share small non expensive changes that lead to culture change in any home,...

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Dr. Smith is a neurologist and psychiatrist with specialized fellowship training in sleep medicine. She is board certified in neurology and psychiatry; sleep medicine and behavioral sleep medicine; behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry. Dr. Smith has worked in a variety of healthcare settings in the public and private sector. Her leadership positions include serving as a medical director at the Metropolitan Human Services District. Dr. Smith...

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David Robinson, R.T. (R)(MR)(CT)(MRSO) is the director of imaging services for Doctors Imaging in Metairie, Louisiana. David has extensive experience in brain imaging, including development of projects and applications for advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). His current work includes clinical and research program development and coordination of advanced imaging services. He has done independent MRI development projects and applications for Picker-Marconi/Phillips, Toshiba, Hitachi and Siemens....

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Creating fun-filled sports activities that enhance wellness and empower individuals to maximize their physical capabilities is the objective of Khater Salomon, inventor of the patented Turn 2 Blue instructional devices and developer of the teaching method bearing the name of his product. Over the past 38 years he has successfully taught hundreds of students of all ages how to improve their skills in the sports...

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Davlin Marshall, Sr. is the founder and director of Drive Performance, LLC. Davlin was born and raised in New Orleans. He graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh with a degree in Psychology with certification of completion in Health Sciences. While completing his undergraduate degree at Duquesne he was a member of the basketball team and also studied Physician Assistant courses. Davlin worked for 5...